Let's get organized

Hello Friends! 


Today I want to share a few ideas with you on how I'm working on getting more organized. In the craziness of getting our house ready for Gabe coming home and traveling back and forth each week to the hospital, I decided it was time to do some more to get organized around here. I've always loved organizing things and getting things really clean, so this kind of stuff is right up my ally. :) 


I came across this first idea on a website that I found. I can't remember the site, but I do remember seeing the idea and thinking, "Wow, that's really smart!" So, here it is... 


If you're like me, you probably go through quite a few dish towels and cloths each week! I hate doing laundry alllll the time, so in turn, I hate having to wash a tiny load of dish towels just because they're sitting in our laundry hamper! I also dislike the idea of these towels and cloths being mixed in with all of our clothes. So, the solution that I found was to take a small trash-can, put in under the sink, and when a towel is dirty just toss it in the can. When you have quite a few (enough for a load in the laundry) toss all the towels in and VOILA! you're set! 

Here's a picture of what ours looks like. I found this old trash-can that really doesn't match anything in our home, so putting it under the sink was perfect! This idea was perfect for me... I'm always going through towels like crazy in the kitchen! The kitchen is a room in our home that I always have to have clean! I feel like I'm doing dishes and cleaning it everyday...so you can imagine how many towels I go through in a week! 

My next idea is keeping my purse fairly clean and making the important things easy to access. Now, I love buying purses and wallets....ask my husband, he complains because I have a tote box full of them in our closet!! These days, however, I have found that I need a wallet that has lots of slots for cards and space for money, checks, coupons, and anything else! I have found a new love for the zip-around wallets. These wallets make everything a bit more simple! I love the idea of it zipping all around, that way nothing can fall out of it (unless, of course, I forget to zip it closed). Anyway, I love the wallet I have now! I love it even more because I found it at Goodwill brand new for $1.99. It was originally from Target with all of the tags still attached, so I was beyond thrilled when I found it! I loved it so much  that I had to buy 2...just in case the first one were to wear out! haha. Here's a picture of it....

Alright Friends, that's a few of my organizing tips for the night! It's bedtime in the Schiff household. I got to get up early, clean around the house, and head back up to StL to the hospital to spend the week with Gabe! 

Have a good night!